Madison's Spinal Cord Injury Group We plan, We go, We conquer! |
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Welcome! The SCI Group welcomes you!
We started with our first meeting on Nov 29, 2006, in Madison, Wisconsin.
+++ 2012 our meetings from 5:30-7 p.m. are the 2nd Monday of the month and are at Access to Independence. The group voted for Access to Independence due to parking issues at Goodman South Madison Branch.
Mark your calendars for our SCI picnic... Save July 14! IF you would like to help, just send an email to the yahoogroup. Pick your activity: fishing, hand cycling, playing cards, eating or more. It will be friends, food, & fun!!!!
2012 our meetings are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Access to Independence on 3810 Milwaukee Street, Madison, WI (across the street from Woodman's East) or at another venue depending on availability.
2012 Feb-Dec meetings are on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. unless the venue or speaker conflicts.
Our Group's Objectives:
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Provide an open forum for discussion on spinal cord injury, disease, and
paralysis topics including wheelchair activities and accessibility issues. You can peruse our Blog with meeting notes and insights from members' personal blogs, links, and comments. -
Provide mentoring and awareness
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Offer adaptive and accessible events & activities for the individual & family
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Just have FUN! ---------------------------------- check out our meeting dates >>>
Join us and bring a new event or place for us to try! We welcome anyone with an interest such as nursing students, physical therapists, doctors, and all persons with any kind of disability and their families. Our focus is primarily on paralysis, wheelchair, and adaptive recreation.
We are always interested in new sponsors for our group!
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It has been voted on: 2012 meetings are on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. unless the venue or speaker conflicts. Mark your calendars!
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Pizza Party - Please let us know if you want to be counted in or if you want to bring some pizza. Let us know if you are coming and want to pay $4 donation towards Pizza and a drink or if you want to bring pizza. Email Monica at monica@sci-madison.org or Tina at 839-5454 or trw100@frontier.com . We will be having games so bring your favorite. Perhaps some can play cards, some can play yahtzee or just hang out. There is always Scrabble! I have have SUPER Scrabble. The challenge is on! Let us know if you want to come! Thanks. Topics and venue to be determined. All is confirmed 1 month prior so please come back and check it out. Hope to see you at a meeting! >> Sex and Intimacy, Adaptive photography, & more topics coming soon! << Future friends/family events: - Bowling - Blues jam - Wheelchair curling - Archery - - Pontooning - Canoeing, Kayaking - Power Soccer -
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| Thanks to the organizations letting us participate at their location. | Access to Independence on 3810 Milwaukee Street, Madison, WI (across the street from Woodman's East) Madison Police Department East District 809 South Thompson Drive, Madison, WI 53716-1500 (608) 266-4022 for hosting us while there is construction at the at Fitchburg Community Center. Fitchburg Community Center for our meeting space *in the lower level* in the Stoner Prairie Room, 5510 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg WI 53711 ( Click here to get directions ) Good Shepard Lutheran Church Madison Public Libraries |
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| Thanks to Our Most Recent Speakers! | April 2012 Peer Mentoring: What is it? How can I do it if I want to? http://sci-health.org/resources/peer-mentor-training-manual March 2012 - WheelchairWRX- For users of assistive technology (AT) and durable medical equipment (DME), preventive maintenance and timely repair are essential to maintaining employment and contributing as independent members of society. Since 2004, the Pathways to Independence Project and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (UW-CREATe) have been working together on issues related to DME maintenance and repair. WheelchairWRX is the culmination of this collaboration. The goal for this project is to provide the user with enhanced independence through improvements in DME while at the same time reducing costs for providing DME. February 2012 - PT students (Kimberly, Danielle and Kyle) presented our survey results. January 2012 - 5-6th year anniversary PARTY!!! 2011 was our 5th year... so we celebrated!! John and Maggie United Health DME provider discussed equipment options. THANK YOU McFarland Girl Scouts!!!! December 2011 - Equipment loans and services available by Access to Independence & thanks to Nick for showing us his hunting tips and tricks! November 2011 -UW Mechanical Engineering Students and their project summaries with Prof. Jay Martin & UW PT Students with draft survey and Prof. Judy Dewane October 2011 - John Brown of CXC demonstrated an electronic biathlon simulator(really fun), a sit ski and a mountain board(sit ski on wheels). September 2011 - GT Mobility brought us some of their newest accessible vehicle options. September 17th - Our Annual Picnic was at McKee Farms pictures will be added soon. Check back there was a lot of fun!August 2011 - Jason G. from Action Net July 2011 - Khiang Seow—Tia Chi in a chair—khiangseow@gmail.com and Jamie from Access to Independence talking about parking issues around the city and especially UW Madison. June 2011 - Introduction to the course of Caregiver and care receiver. Discussion of "Living Well" and organizing July and August's meetings. Thanks to Nick Z. from Access to Indepence www.accesstoind.org for coming and discussing services available to individuals. May 2011 - We had fun and thanks to all who spoke and came! Raised bed gardening and native perennials; Adventures in our group: Tim Austin- his anniversary airplane jump; Dawn and Kurt - Hawaii, and Chari - Durango April 2011 Trigger Point Therapy by Dr. Jerry Ebert; Orchids by Adam Groener March 2011 Therapeutic Horseback Riding with 3 Gaits www.3gaits.org
Our thanks to Dena Duncan! and February 2011
(Living Well with a Chronic Condition by Siv Goulding AND a discussion on accessible recreation and ADA by Andrés J. Gallegos) Thanks to our two speakers! - 2010 - October (Skin Breakdown, Wound Care & Prevention, by Jean Kluesner, RN, MSN)September (Power Wheelchair Maintenance & Repair Clinic, by Prof. Jay Martin)August - The Wisconsin Academy for Graduate Service Dogs (WAGS) (www.wags.net) |
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